Old aerial photographs and today in Fukui Prefecture

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Station areas in this prefecture that became most built up (top 10)

Ranked by how much the share of built-up area within 500 m of each station grew from 1976 to 2021. The national ranking is in Station areas that became most built up in 45 years.

Urban area share (top: 1976, bottom: 2021)

  1. 1 Echizen-Hanando StationJR West Etsumi-Hoku Line / Hapi-Line Fukui LineUrban area share: 42% in 1976, 99% in 2021197642%202199%
  2. 2 Sports Koen StationFukui Railway Fukubu LineUrban area share: 30% in 1976, 81% in 2021197630%202181%
  3. 3 Nittazuka StationEchizen Railway Mikuni Awara LineUrban area share: 55% in 1976, 96% in 2021197655%202196%
  4. 3 Wakasa-Takahama StationJR West Obama LineUrban area share: 21% in 1976, 62% in 2021197621%202162%
  5. 3 Kannoncho StationEchizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji LineUrban area share: 34% in 1976, 75% in 2021197634%202175%
  6. 6 Sun Dome Nishi StationFukui Railway Fukubu LineUrban area share: 46% in 1976, 86% in 2021197646%202186%
  7. 6 Kaminaka StationJR West Obama LineUrban area share: 21% in 1976, 61% in 2021197621%202161%
  8. 6 Kita-Sabae StationHapi-Line Fukui LineUrban area share: 39% in 1976, 79% in 2021197639%202179%
  9. 6 Echizen-Shimbo StationEchizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji LineUrban area share: 27% in 1976, 67% in 2021197627%202167%
  10. 10 Mikuni-jinja StationEchizen Railway Mikuni Awara LineUrban area share: 14% in 1976, 53% in 2021197614%202153%

Source: processed from National Land Numerical Information (Land Use Subdivision Mesh / Railway Data / Administrative Boundaries / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) / Photographs: GSI Tiles (aerial photographs by era / latest nationwide photographs)

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